A public that just yesterday rose up in frustration at the growing menace of crime, will have little to cheer about today, as the man charged with the cold-blooded murder of millionaire heiress Therese Blake, has been found not guilty. That verdict, in the trial of Ernel Welcome, was reached without any deliberation by the […]
While one man today arrived at the end of his judicial journey, another was just embarking on his. Twenty-four year old Kenneth “Big Tom” Flowers, who police say has been identified as the person who fatally shot thirty-six year old William Carl Osmond at the corner of Mopan and Mahogany Streets, was today formally charged […]
Tonight police are asking for the community’s assistance after the body of man was found this morning in the Orange Walk District. The body of a Hispanic male believed to be in his late fifties was discovered just before 11:00 this morning at mile three on the Yo Creek road. A bicycle was also found […]
Meanwhile, Punta Gorda police are looking for the driver who hit and killed a teenager on Wednesday. Reports are that eighteen year old Pablo Chun, a B.D.F. volunteer from Emory Grove, was found dead on side of New Road in Punta Gorda Town, with his bicycle lying nearby. Chub had cut wounds to his forehead […]
Their recent relief efforts for Hurricane Iris were so seamless that you’d think the Red Cross had previously staged a full dress rehearsal. Of course, they had…in the form of Hurricane Keith. Today the organisation met to take stock of how they performed. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Belize Red Cross was one of the first […]
Crime may dominate the headlines, but while the bad guys are stealing the spotlight, some hard working scholars are getting ready for the future. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods caught up with these top students as they were honoured this morning. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting At the seventh annual CXC awards ceremony, two hundred and eighty-six students […]
One of the favourite activities of News 5 reporters over the years has been to introduce our viewers to new and exciting places. Some, like the recently opened Museum of Belize, are readily accessible to all. Others, like the magnificent waterfall featured in our next story, require a certain level of physical fitness along with […]
